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@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
-The `async_hooks` module provides an API to register callbacks tracking the
-lifetime of asynchronous resources created inside a Node.js application.
-It can be accessed using:
+The `async_hooks` module provides an API to track asynchronous resources. It
+can be accessed using:
 
 ```js
 const async_hooks = require('async_hooks');